Download or read book Military Housing written by Carol R. Schuster and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renovating or replacing 168,000 inadequate mil. housing (MH) units using traditional mil. construction methods would take over 20 years and cost about $16 billion. In 1996, to improve housing faster and more economically, Congress authorized the MH Privatization Initiative to allow private-sector financing, ownership, operation, and maint. of MH. This report examines the reliability of MH needs assessments, as well as achievement of privatization financial goals and gov't. protections in contract provis's. Recommends that DoD use a broader range of factors in defining its MH requirements, modify its guidance for performing life-cycle cost analyses, and implement several changes to enhance gov't. protections in the privatization program.
Download or read book An Evaluation of Housing Options for Military Families written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, the Deputy Secretary of Defense directed the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) to conduct a new study of military family housing. Previous studies concentrated on comparing the costs of military owned housing with housing allowances that are provided to personnel who rent or purchase civilian housing. This study complements previous efforts by investigating the preferences of military families for different kinds of housing, the methods they use to find housing at new locations, and the factors that are important in their choice of housing. The data for these investigations were collected through a survey of families assigned to 12 bases with varying housing situations. The analyses and the survey data should be of interest to policy makers and analysts concerned with military housing programs, the support of active duty families, and the role of housing benefits in the compensation package. Readers interested only in the findings of the study should focus on the first two chapters. The other chapters will be of interest to readers interested in the analytic methods and detailed results.
Download or read book Military Family Housing written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Housing written by Barry W. Holman (au) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Housing written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Housing written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Evaluation of Public and Private Sector Housing Alternatives for Military Families written by Lawrence P. Kokocha (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the three primary housing alternatives along with their associated benefits and costs for military members at Robins Air Force Base. Using a case study methodology, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from contract documents, cost records, statements and testimonies to Congress, literature, census data, and interviews with civil engineering, contracting, financial management and legal professionals. This data was analyzed to determine which housing alternative seems to provide the best benefits at the lowest costs for military members and the government. The results of the study indicated that private sector alternatives are less expensive than government provided housing. In addition, it appears that the MHPI is reaching its goals of providing housing faster and at a lower cost to the American taxpayer than traditional on base housing.
Download or read book Military Family Housing written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Housing written by Carol R. Schuster and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DoD estimates that about 200,000 military family housing (MFH) units are old, lack modern amenities, & require renovation or replacement. To improve MFH more economically & faster, Congress authorized a 5-year pilot program, termed the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI), to allow private sector financing, ownership, operation, & maintenance of military housing. This report reviews the implementation of the MHPI to determine the status of current & planned MFH privatization projects, examine the accuracy of life-cycle cost analyses for proposed projects, & asses progress toward integrating the initiative with other MFH programs. Charts & tables.
Download or read book DOD s Requirement for Air conditioning Military Family Housing in Hawaii is Unnecessary Department of Defense written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Housing and Quality of Life Infrastructure written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Evaluation of Public and Private Sector Housing Alternatives for Military Families written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the three primary housing alternatives along with their associated benefits and costs for military members at Robins Air Force Base. Using a case study methodology, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from contract documents, cost records, statements and testimonies to Congress, literature, census data, and interviews with civil engineering, contracting, financial management and legal professionals. This data was analyzed to determine which housing alternative seems to provide the best benefits at the lowest costs for military members and the government. The results of the study indicated that private sector alternatives are less expensive than government provided housing. In addition, it appears that the MHPI is reaching its goals of providing housing faster and at a lower cost to the American taxpayer than traditional on base housing.
Download or read book Military Housing written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) plans to spend about $9.8 billion in fiscal year 2004 to provide housing for about 711,000 families of activeduty military personnel in the United States. DOD's policy for some time has been to rely on housing in the local communities and provide military-owned or privatized military housing when the communities cannot satisfy requirements. Historically, DOD has viewed private sector housing as more cost-effective. In January 2003, DOD approved a revised housing requirements determination process designed to provide a solid basis for justifying on-base family housing needs. GAO looked at whether (1) reliance on community housing remains costeffective, (2) the revised process has resulted in consistent and reliable needs assessments, and (3) DOD's top-level review of military housing construction proposals could be improved. DOD's policy of relying primarily on local community housing to meet military family housing needs has been and continues to be cost-effective for the federal government. GAO's analysis of DOD's fiscal year 2004 estimated housing costs showed that the annual costs to provide housing for a typical military family were about $13,600 for local community housing, $16,700 for privatized military housing, and $19,000 for military-owned housing. Although DOD's revised housing requirements determination process represents a significant step in the right direction, the process has not resulted in consistent and reliable estimates of military installation housing needs and does not require the services to maximize reliance on local community housing--the least costly housing option. Because DOD has not provided the services with timely detailed guidance addressing the particulars of performing housing requirements assessments, the services often used inconsistent methodologies, questionable assumptions, and outdated information in performing these assessments.
Download or read book The Determinants of the Housing Choices of Military Families written by William R. Forster and published by . This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) currently spends $8.2 billion dollars a year on military housing and housing allowances and yet there is no empirical model of the housing choices that military families make. This thesis creates a model of the housing choices of military families and then uses the model to predict the effects that changes in several policies would have on the housing decisions of military families. The changes in housing choices are then combined with current 1997 force structure data to predict both the monetary costs and benefits of each policy change. Data from the 1992 Surveys of Officer and Enlisted Personnel and their Spouses are weighted to reflect current force structure levels and are used with the multinomial logit technique of maximum likelihood estimation to develop a model that both gives insight into what factors influence military families' housing decisions as well as how policy changes would affect those housing choices. In particular, changes in policies pertaining to tour length, military pay, and closing costs are investigated. The results from the analyses can assist DOD leadership in making decisions that could save millions in housing costs each year.
Download or read book Military housing further improvements needed in requirements determinations and program review report to the Secretary of Defense written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Family Housing in the U S written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993-08 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines policy options that would reduce the cost of DoD family housing in the U.S. while attempting to protect the quality of life now enjoyed by families of military personnel. Photos and graphs.
Download or read book An Evaluation of Housing Options for Military Families written by Richard J. Buddin and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1999 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, the Deputy Secretary of Defense directed the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) to conduct a new study of military family housing. Previous studies concentrated on comparing the costs of military owned housing with housing allowances that are provided to personnel who rent or purchase civilian housing. This study complements previous efforts by investigating the preferences of military families for different kinds of housing, the methods they use to find housing at new locations, and the factors that are important in their choice of housing. The data for these investigations were collected through a survey of families assigned to 12 bases with varying housing situations. The analyses and the survey data should be of interest to policy makers and analysts concerned with military housing programs, the support of active duty families, and the role of housing benefits in the compensation package. Readers interested only in the findings of the study should focus on the first two chapters. The other chapters will be of interest to readers interested in the analytic methods and detailed results.
